Publication year 1978
Genre Short Story Collection, Fiction
Themes Family, Mental Health, Good & Evil
Tags Horror & Suspense, Fantasy, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Religion & Spirituality
Religion & Spirituality
In this collection we've gathered fiction and nonfiction texts that address humanity's age-old search for meaning and purpose within a higher power.
Night Shift
Nine Parts of Desire
Nine Perfect Strangers
Ninety-Five Theses
Ninth House
No Bad Parts
No Future Without Forgiveness
No God but God
No Man Is an Island
Norse Mythology
NOS4A2
Not So Pure and Simple
Not Wanted on the Voyage
Not Without My Daughter
October in the Chair
Odd Thomas
Oedipus Rex
Of Plymouth Plantation, 1620-1647
Once Upon a Wardrobe
On Christian Doctrine
Publication year 1978
Genre Short Story Collection, Fiction
Themes Family, Mental Health, Good & Evil
Tags Horror & Suspense, Fantasy, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Religion & Spirituality
Publication year 1994
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Religion & Spirituality, Politics & Government, Femininity, Gender Identity, Marriage, Community
Tags Religion & Spirituality, Gender & Feminism, Politics & Government, Sociology, Women`s Studies, World History, Travel Literature
Publication year 2018
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Religion & Spirituality, Truth & Lies, Loyalty & Betrayal, Grief, Forgiveness, Guilt, Love, Family, Community, Fear
Tags Horror & Suspense, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Relationships, Modern Classic Fiction
Nine Perfect Strangers is a 2018 novel by Liane Moriarty. Set in Sydney, Australia, the novel follows a group of strangers who gather at a wellness retreat to receive treatment from a mysterious health guru. The novel was adapted for a 2021 television series starring Nicole Kidman, Melissa McCarthy, and Michael Shannon.Other works by this author include Apples Never Fall, What Alice Forgot, and Here One Moment.This guide uses an eBook copy of the text... Read Nine Perfect Strangers Summary
Publication year 1517
Genre Essay / Speech, Nonfiction
Themes Religion & Spirituality
Tags Christian, Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality, World History, Philosophy, Classic Fiction, Politics & Government
Publication year 2019
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Friendship
Tags Fantasy, Horror & Suspense, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Modern Classic Fiction, Religion & Spirituality
Ninth House is a 2019 contemporary occult fantasy novel by American writer Leigh Bardugo. Inspired by the author’s undergraduate experiences at Yale University, Ninth House is part of the Alex Stern series with the next book planned for release in 2021. The novel is also popular on BookTok, a community of readers and book content creators on TikTok. The story is set in a macabre version of the real world and focuses on the occult... Read Ninth House Summary
Publication year 2021
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Mental Health, Community
Tags Self-Improvement, Psychology, Health, Religion & Spirituality, Psychology, Mental Illness, Health
Publication year 2009
Genre Biography, Nonfiction
Themes Forgiveness, Shame & Pride, Justice
Tags History: African , Politics & Government, Social Justice, Race & Racism, African Literature, Biography, World History, Religion & Spirituality
Originally published in 1999, No Future Without Forgiveness is the memoir of Desmond Mpilo Tutu. Tutu won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1984 for his efforts to end apartheid in South Africa. He served as Archbishop of the Anglican Church in Cape Town and later chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which President Mandela established to help address the atrocities of apartheid.Although Tutu’s memoir focuses on his work with the TRC between 1995... Read No Future Without Forgiveness Summary
Publication year 2005
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Community, Politics & Government, Religion & Spirituality
Tags Religion & Spirituality, World History, Politics & Government, Philosophy, Philosophy
Publication year 1624
Genre Poem, Fiction
Themes Community, Death
Tags Symbolic Narrative, European History, Relationships, British Literature, World History, Psychology, Psychology, Philosophy, Philosophy, Classic Fiction, Religion & Spirituality
Publication year 2017
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Fate
Tags Religion & Spirituality, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Classic Fiction
Norse Mythology is a 2017 collection of short stories by British author Neil Gaiman. The stories are retellings of tales from ancient Norse mythology, presented mostly in retrospect by an unnamed narrator. Through frequent addresses to the audience, the narration evokes the oral tradition of storytelling.In the beginning, there was nothing but darkness and fire until the creation of the nine worlds. Odin and his brothers create other beings; Odin, the all-father breathes life into... Read Norse Mythology Summary
Publication year 2013
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Coming of Age, Family, Death
Tags Horror & Suspense, Fantasy, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Science Fiction, Religion & Spirituality
Publication year 2020
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Masculinity, Sexual Identity, Coming of Age
Tags Romance, Realistic Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Gender & Feminism, Modern Classic Fiction
Publication year 1984
Genre Novel, Fiction
Tags Magical Realism, Religion & Spirituality, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Canadian Literature, Classic Fiction
Not Wanted on the Voyage is a 1984 novel set prior to and during the event known as “the Flood”. However, the setting is not in accordance with the traditional Judeo-Christian telling. Instead, it is heavily steeped in magical realism, including unconventional interpretations of mythical creatures, oblique references to alchemy and arcane magic, and a plethora of conflicting anachronisms that lead the reader to frequently revise their understanding of the world. However unusual the world... Read Not Wanted on the Voyage Summary
Publication year 1987
Genre Autobiography / Memoir, Nonfiction
Themes Marriage, Family, Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Mothers
Tags Life-Inspired Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Trauma & Abuse, Dramatic Literature, Biography
Publication year 2002
Genre Short Story, Fiction
Themes Family, Childhood & Youth, Death
Tags Science Fiction, Horror & Suspense, Fantasy, Religion & Spirituality
“October in the Chair” by Neil Gaiman is a supernatural short story published in his 2006 collection Fragile Things. The story won the 2003 Locus Award for Best Short Story, and the collection won the 2007 Locus Award for Best Collection. Along with earning these awards, Gaiman is a widely read, critically acclaimed author of comics, short stories, novels, and screenplays, mostly in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres. Other works by this author... Read October in the Chair Summary
Publication year 2003
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Good & Evil, Grief, Love
Tags Horror & Suspense, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Religion & Spirituality
Odd Thomas (2003) is a paranormal thriller novel by Dean Koontz. The novel centers on the titular Odd Thomas, a 20-year-old short-order cook who can see the dead, who lead him to their killers. When he begins seeing the dark spirits that he calls bodachs around his town, Pico Mundo, he knows trouble is coming and decides to stop it. The story is told in first-person perspective from Odd’s point of view and is written... Read Odd Thomas Summary
Genre Play, Fiction
Themes Family, Fate
Tags Tragedy, Mythology, Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality, Ancient Greece, Classic Fiction, Education, Education, Dramatic Literature, Fantasy
Sophocles’s play Oedipus Rex, first performed in the early-to-mid 400s BCE, is one of the most famous and influential tragedies left to us from the ancient Greek tradition. Based on the myth of Oedipus, whose cursed fate was to marry his mother and kill his father, the play explores themes of destiny, free will, and literal and metaphoric vision and blindness. This guide uses the 1984 Penguin edition of The Three Theban Plays, translated by... Read Oedipus Rex Summary
Publication year 1651
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Tags US History, Religion & Spirituality, Education, Education, American Literature, World History, Classic Fiction, Biography
Of Plymouth Plantation is a firsthand account of both the events leading up to the voyage of the Mayflower and the first twenty-five years of settlement in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It was written as a journal by William Bradford, a passenger on the Mayflower who also served multiple terms as Plymouth's governor. He appears in Of Plymouth Plantation both as a narrator and as a character in the story's events, which are told in retrospect. In... Read Of Plymouth Plantation, 1620-1647 Summary
Publication year 2021
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Literature, Hope, Siblings, Grief, Childhood & Youth, Religion & Spirituality
Tags Historical Fiction, Life-Inspired Fiction, Special Occasions, British Literature, Christian, World History, Fantasy, Religion & Spirituality
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Religion & Spirituality, Love
Tags Religion & Spirituality, Christian, Philosophy, Education, Education, Philosophy, Classic Fiction
St. Augustine of Hippo’s On Christian Doctrine is a theological work offering guidance to the interpretation of biblical scripture, as well as Augustine’s precepts for effective rhetorical practice and Christian teaching. The work first appeared in 397 AD. Augustine’s expertise on these topics is twofold. As Bishop of Hippo, Augustine brings ecclesiastical authority and an extensive knowledge of the scriptures to his theology; as a former teacher of rhetoric, he speaks as an expert when... Read On Christian Doctrine Summary